1907 |
Wiener Tonkünstler Orchester founded with 83 musicians; first concert on 10 October 1907 at the Vienna Musikverein. Conductors: Oskar Nedbal, Hans Pfitzner, Bernhard Stavenhagen |
1913 |
Premiere of the “Gurre-Lieder” by Arnold Schönberg with the Philharmonic Choir; Conductor: Franz Schreker |
1919 to 1923 |
Principal Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler |
1932-1933 season |
Guest conductors: Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Felix Weingartner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Hermann Abendroth |
1932 |
Merger between the Wiener Tonkünstler-Orchester and the Wiener Concertverein; disbandment of the Wiener Tonkünstler-Orchester as an organisation |
1933 to 1944 |
NS Wiener Tonkünstlerorchester and Gausymphonieorchester Niederdonau under Austrofascism and National Socialism |
after 1945 |
Niederösterreichisches Landes-Symphonie-Orchester (State Symphony Orchestra of Lower Austria), numerous concerts in Lower Austria, but primarily in Vienna |
6 October 1946 |
Revival of the Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Vienna Konzerthaus with a “Bruckner Memorial Concert” |
since 1949 |
Sunday Afternoon Concerts at the Vienna Musikverein |
27 January 1950 |
Constitutive meeting of the organisation the Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerochester |
1954 to 1965 |
Over 240 concerts for the Lower Austrian Chamber of Labour |
1955 to 1988 |
Concerts in the arcaded courtyard at Vienna City Hall |
1957 |
Diploma concert with Zubin Mehta and Claudio Abbado |
autumn 1957 |
Tour of Germany with Elly Ney |
1963 to 1975 |
Music Director: Heinz Wallberg |
September 1979 |
Tour of the USA |
1985 |
First tour of Japan |
June 1992 |
Second tour of Japan |
1995 to 2000 |
Music Director: Fabio Luisi |
June 1996 |
Third tour of Japan |
1 March 1997 |
Opening of the Festspielhaus St. Pölten with Mahler’s Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”, since then the resident orchestra at St. Pölten |
2000 to 2003 |
Music Director: Carlos Kalmar |
1 March 2002 |
Founding of the Niederösterreichische Tonkünstler Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. |
2003 |
Relocation of the management and music library to the Festspielhaus St. Pölten |
2003 |
Founding of the “Tonspiele” music education department |
2004 to 2009 |
Music Director: Kristjan Järvi |
2005 |
Signing of a permanent funding agreement with the state of Lower Austria; incorporated into the NÖ Kulturwirtschaft umbrella organisation |
2007-2008 season |
Jubilee season celebrating 100 years of the Tonkunstler |
21 June 2007 |
Opening of the Wolkenturm, Grafenegg; first Grafenegg Festival, since then the resident orchestra at the festival |
8 November 2007 |
First Plugged-In concert at the Vienna Musikverein |
2008 |
Opening of the Auditorium, Grafenegg |
2009 to 2015 |
Music Director: Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
from the 2015-16 concert season |
Music Director: Yutaka Sado
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